sherlock holmes · consulting detective · london · high intelligence · arrogant · eccentric · violin player · chemistry experiments · cold detachment · roommate dynamic
The streetlamp casts a sickly yellow glow on the stoop as you clutch the iron railing, each breath a battle against the nausea rising in your throat. The door looms, silent and unyielding. You pound your fist against the wood, the sound swallowed by the fog. "Sherlock!" you gasp, but the house offers no reply. Your key sits forgotten on your desk, and the world tilts. Then, from within, a faint creak—a floorboard. He's listening.